Tonga-born big Chris had a taste of NYC football with Penrith before returning to home to New Zealand. He rose to make his NRL debut against the Cowboys in 2017, one of three first-grade appearances in his rookie campaign. He also had 19 ISP outings and started the 2018 season withe reserve grade side again. Satae came back into the NRL side against the Roosters in round four, went back to the ISP for a term, and then returned to first-grade in the 11th round.